South Korea vs East Timor: Electoral democracy (Lexical Index)
South Korea
1
in 2025
East Timor
1
in 2025
South Korea rank
1st
East Timor rank
1st
Electoral democracy (Lexical Index) over time
- South Korea
- East Timor
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 1 against 1 in East Timor, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 78 shared years of data; in 1948 it was East Timor ahead.
South Korea ranks 1st and East Timor ranks 1st of 198 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | South Korea |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | South Korea |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 | 1 | South Korea |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | South Korea |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, South Korea or East Timor?
- South Korea, at 1 against 1 in East Timor as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between South Korea and East Timor?
- 0, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and East Timor?
- 78 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and East Timor rank globally for electoral democracy?
- South Korea ranks 1st and East Timor ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country using the reduced Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies, one-party autocracies, multi-party autocracies without elected executive, multi-party autocracies, exclusive democracies, male democracies, and electoral democracies (including full democracies or polyarchies).